Considering that every aspect of their lives has been obsessively analyzed and debated on social media, it's no surprise that Joe and Teresa Giudice were an instant trending topic this morning as they faced U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas for sentencing for bankruptcy, wire and mail fraud. Also to be expected for these polarizing figures: Prior to the sentencing,... Full story »

Well, at least something good has come out of Kevin Smith's much-reviled new horror movie "Tusk." According to the Red Bank-born writer-director, "Tusk" enticed investors enough to put up money for the long-in-the-works "Clerks III." In this week's episode of his weekly podcast, "Hollywood Babble-On," recorded on Friday at the Improv in Hollywood, Smith announced what he termed the "grand... Full story »

When news broke last summer that Lawrenceville-raised Jon Stewart would be writing and directing his first film -- a drama called Rosewater based on the memoir Then They Came for Me by Maziar Bahari, the Iranian journalist falsely accused of being a spy by the Iranian government -- many were understandably skeptical: Did the lovably snarky host of The Daily... Full story »

Joan Rivers is reportedly in stable, but critical condition, after being rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York early this morning. According to reports, the tart-tongued comedienne was undergoing a procedure on her vocal chords in a New York clinic when she stopped breathing and appeared to enter cardiac arrest. A spokesperson for the hospital issued this statement: "This... Full story »